Faucet.



E. C. STEARNS.

Patented I Dec. 14, 1915.

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c n N m u m w A w m m A m m M p M B M m c EDWARD G. STEARNS, OF SYRACUSE, NEW YORK.

FAUCET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. ltd, 1915.

Application filed June 29, 1914. Serial No. 847,909.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, EDWARD C. S'rnARNs, of Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga, in the State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Faucets, of which the following, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to certain improvements in faucets of the sliding-gate type commonly known as molasses faucets and is somewhat similar to that set forth in my pending application No. 825,205, filed March 17, 1914, except that the main body of the gate forms a complete housing for the delivery end of the faucet to protect the same against accumulations of dust and other foreign matter when the gate is closed and at the same time provides side flanges for guiding the gate in its reciprocal movement against lateral movement and additional cutting off any fluid which may tend to accumulate on the sides of the discharge end of the faucet.

The main object, therefore, is to more effectively cut off any possibility of drip by confining the accumulationson the surface of the discharge end of the faucet within the housing of the gate and incidently to protect the end face of the faucet against accumulations of dust and other foreign matter when the gate is closed and to additionally guide said gate against lateral displacement, thus permitting the use of a relatively small cut-off plate within the gate of only .slightly greater area than that of the discharge opening.

Another object is to permit the positioning of the gate look at the top where it is more easily accessible for removal and replacement.

Other objects and uses relating to specific parts of the device will be brought out in the following description.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation of a faucet embodying the various features of my invention. Fig. 2 is a longi tudinal vertical sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical sectional view taken on line 3'3, Fig. 1. Fig. 4: is a perspective view of one of the half sections of the main body of the gate. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the other half of the same gate. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the detached cut-off plate used in connection with the gate. Fig. 7 is a side elevation of the delivery end of the tubular body of the faucet, showing more particularly the stop shoulders thereon for limiting the movement of the gate.

This faucet comprises a tubular body 1 and a swinging gate 2 having rearwardly projecting arms -53 spaced apart and hinged to pintles et projecting laterally from opposite sides of the tubular body 1-. This tubular body is provided with a lengthwise passage 2 therethrough from end to end, one end being threaded externally at 5 for screw attachment to a barrel or other liquid-container, the opposite or delivery end being provided with a circular end face 6 concentric with the pintle 4: or axis of movement of the gate -2, the intermediate portion of the body 1 being angular or hexagonal at 7 for the reception of a suitable wrench whereby the faucet may be secured in place.

The delivery end of the tubular body '1- is deflected downwardly, the passage following the deflection and terminates in a somewhat reduced discharge opening -8, the lower side of the delivery end being deflected at a greater angle than the upper side so that the delivery end of the tubular body is elongated vertically although the reduced discharge opening 8 is located nearer the lower side than the top.

' The outer end of the gate -2 is preferably of greater area than that of the ad- 'jacent end face of the tubular body lso as to completely cover the same when closed and is spaced a short distance apart therefrom to form an intervening chamber 9 in which is located a cut-off plate -10- preferably of sheet metal, such as brass or equivalent material, which is springpressed by a coil spring 1l into engagement with the bearing face 6 and is of sufficient area to cover the outlet 8 when the valve is closed. This cut-0E plate --10' is preferably concavo-convex with its concave side concentric with the axis of movement of the gate and bearing firmly against the end face 6- of the tubular body -1-, the central portion of the wearing plate being pressed up to form a boss l2 seated within the adjacent end of the coil spring ll which, in turn, is seated in a radial socket 13 projecting forwardly from the end of the gate. The central portion of the plate l0 is, therefore, pressed up beyond the curved plane of its marginal edges which bear upon the curved surface -6, thereby obtaining a closer contact between the marginal edgesreducing the friction to enable the gate to be operated with greater ease although with su'liieient friction according to the tension of the spring +11 to hold the gate any position of adjustment. m

Another important feature of the invention consists in providing the gate proper that is t he concentric portion which is move able across the curved face 6, with rearw ardl'y projecting side fi'anges co-extensive with the length of the gate and extending beyond in close proximity to the sides of the curved face {-6 so as to provide ad ditional side cut-01f for any liquid which may tend to accumulate upon the delivery end of the main body 1', the chamber o9 serving to receive any slight drip' to prevent iis precipitation upon the floor of the room in which the liquid-container is located. These side flanges, as 14*, together with the main body or end of the gate constitute a housing for the'delivery end of the faucetto exclude dust and other foreign matter when the valve is closed, it being understood that the side flanges 14 also eXtend vertically beyond the ends of the curved face #6 when the gate is closed. The rearwardly projecting arms of the gate are provided with inwardly projecting 'stop pins or lugs-1f cooperating with stop shoulders '16 on the outer side faces of the delivery end of the tubular body l as shown more clearly in Fig. 7, the relative positions of the stop pins l5 and shoulders being such as to limit the movement of the gate at its extreme open position and also in its extreme closed positiona v v a ,e

For convenience of manufacturing and assembling, the gate is, preferably, "made in half sections as shown in Figs. fl: and 5 so that it will be divided longitudinally midway'between its sides, the line of division passing midway through thesocket 13 the only difference between the two half sections being that one of them is provided with a handle integral therewith by which the gate may be manipulated or opened and sed I a 7/ a d The upper portions of the gate are, preferably, deflected toward each other to overthe adjacent portion of the tubular body 1 and may serve as a stop cooperating with the top face of said tubular body for limiting the downward movement of the gate, but their meeting edges are preferably recessed at l8 for receiving a lug -l9 on the top of the adjacent portion of the tubular body 1, said lug projecting some distance above the top of the closed gate and is provided with an aperture -20- for receiving the hasp of a pad-lock 2l which servesto hold the gate in its closed position against malicious or accidental opening. ilhe half sections of the gate are secured together at their front ends by two clamping bolts or screws -22 located near the ends of the arc of said gate, the pintles -l being preferably c ast'integral with the tubular body 1 and project into apertures in the rear ends of the arms 3, thereby retaining the gate in operative position when the half sections are bolted together. i

All of the parts above described except the cut-off plate'l0f and spring ll are preferably made of cast metal while the cut off plate l( as previously described, is preferably made of sheetbrass stamped or pressed to the desired form. 1

The operation of my invention will now be readily understood upon reference to the foregoing description and the accompanying drawings.

What claim is;

A faucet comprising a tubular body hav ing its delivery end provided with a curved end face elongated vertically and a correspondingly curved gate movable across said curved face and having a hollow inner face provided with flanges on its sides and ends whereby to form a chamber, said gate further having a hollow boss projecting from its outer face, the hollow in the boss opening into the hollow in the inner face of the gate, a cut off plate inclosed in the chamber formed by the curved gate and flanges and curved to fit the curved end face of the body and provided centrally with an outwardly struck portion forming a hollow boss of less diameter than the hollow in the gate boss, and a spring in the hollow in the gate boss bearing against the cut-ofi plate and surrounding the boss thereon.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 23rd day of June 1914.

EDWARD O. STEARNS. Witnesses:

MABEL E. HONEY, HENRY HAMMEKEN.

Copies of this patent may he obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

' Washington, D. C. 

